At the Japanese garrison headquarters in Baoding, Neji Okamura was furious in the war room.
"Snapped……"
A delicate teacup was thrown to the ground by him, and instantly turned into pieces.
After smashing the tea cup, he was still not relieved. He threw all the four treasures of the study on the table to the ground with a flick of his arm, and cursed: "Baga..."
"Your Excellency, Commander..." The deputy chief of staff returned to Neji Okamura again, with a telegram he had just received in his hand.
"Lieutenant General Sakuragi sent the latest battle report!"
"The situation is worse than we imagined."
"Four pursuing troops have been attacked continuously and requested air support from the headquarters."
"Three of the pursuing troops have lost contact, and 80% of them have encountered unexpected events."
"Although the other pursuing troops can still be contacted, they have already suffered more than half of their casualties. The Eighth Route Army attacking them not only has infantry but also cavalry to assist them. It has a very strong assault capability. It is very likely that it will not be able to hold on until the aviation force can kill them!"
Okamura Neiji asked solemnly: "Sakura-kun has sent a total of six pursuit troops. What is the situation of the remaining two pursuit troops?"
"If there is no attack yet, let them immediately give up the pursuit mission and move closer to the main force..."
The deputy chief of staff quickly replied: "Lieutenant General Sakuragi has given them a retreat order!"
"This is obviously a conspiracy of the Eighth Route Army to consume our troops. Mr. Sakuragi must have noticed it!"
Vice Commander Okamura Ning breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good!"
"The middle route mopping up troops bear the important task of raiding Chenjiazhuang and blocking the Eighth Route Army's retreat. The troops must be sufficient. If they can lose one less squadron on the march, they will lose one less squadron."
"Sir..."
The communications staff officer seemed to be frightened and rushed to Okamura Neji like the wind.
Before he could stand still, he hurriedly reported: "Captain Sakuragi is calling urgently!"
"The other two units chasing the Eighth Route Army's returning reinforcements also encountered accidents."
"The Eighth Route Army dispatched a large number of cavalry and infantry to besiege them."
"The troops have suffered heavy losses and are in urgent need of air support!"
"Bagaya Road..." Neji Okamura was so angry that he punched the table with his face full of indignation.
"We responded quickly enough, but it was still too late..."
"Including these two pursuit troops, we lost at least 2,000 people in this round of fighting with the Eighth Route Army, including six cavalry squadrons, which is equivalent to all the cavalry in Mr. Sakuragi's hands being beaten!"
"Our opponent is indeed very difficult to deal with. He will do anything and can think of such cunning methods."
"Remind Yingmu-kun again that in the next operation of the troops, no matter how the Eighth Route Army moves or what means they use, they can no longer divide their troops."
"The troops gathered together and fought to reach Chenjiazhuang in the shortest time."
"Next, when we encounter the Eighth Route Army's blocking troops during the march, we will try our best to use aircraft and heavy artillery to resolve the battle, and try to do everything possible to reduce troop casualties."
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The Japanese raided the army headquarters in the middle. Looking at the bloody casualty data sent by his subordinates, Lieutenant General Sakuragi wanted to cry without tears.
It had only been two or three days since the troops were dispatched, and he had not yet fought a tough battle with the Eighth Route Army. The Kwantung Army had already lost more than 3,000 elites out of more than 15,000.
It is still dozens of kilometers away from Chenjiazhuang.
The map shows: There are six villages along the entire highway.
Judging from previous encounters, these six villages must be full of tunnels.
One tunnel fortification consumes two to three hundred people, and the six tunnel fortifications combined can consume 1,500 to 600 people.
Based on this calculation, the 15,000 elite Kwantung Army troops would be reduced to less than 10,000 when they reach Chenjiazhuang, resulting in a direct loss of more than 30% of the force.
Lieutenant General Sakuragi has been fighting for so many years and has never felt so aggrieved as he does today.
But there is no regret medicine in the world. Once the troops are gone, they are gone. No matter how unwilling I am, I can't bring back those subordinates who died in the battle.
"Division Commander, there is an urgent call from the enemy headquarters..." Leng Buding, the division chief of staff, came over and reported, bringing the grieving Lieutenant General Sakuragi back to reality.
Lieutenant General Sakuragi took the telegram, glanced at it, and began to issue orders: "From now on, the mopping up troops in the middle will be killed without dividing the troops!"
"The radio connection between the communications department and the aviation force cannot be interrupted. When encountering the Eighth Route Army, we call for air support, use aircraft to bomb, and heavy artillery bombardment, and try to prevent the infantry from charging forward."
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Li Yunlong, who was at the enemy's headquarters in front of the only regiment, was also cursing in the room.
Ever since Huang Yu asked him to take his time and kill the Japanese, his whole body seemed to be under a tight spell, and he was unhappy about whatever he did.
Just now, in order to defend the tunnel fortifications, stop retreating, and slow down the Japanese attack rhythm a little, Li Yunlong gave up and completely annihilated two squadrons of Japanese fighter planes.
"Captain Li, these battles have been so frustrating... You can't eat the fat meat that the Japanese put to your lips. When will you be the boss?" Commander Zhou of the 25th Regiment found Li Yunlong and started to complain.
"I'm even more angry than you..." Li Yunlong felt even more unhappy, and became angry when he mentioned this matter.
"At least six infantry squadrons have been abandoned in the past two days... those are all oily fat."
"Had it not been for the order from the former enemy headquarters, we could have easily wiped them all out... but in the end we just let them slip away from us."
"I, Li Yunlong, have been fighting for so many years, and I have never been as angry as I am today."
Commander Zhou of the 25th Regiment understood this deeply and immediately encouraged Li Yunlong: "Captain Li..."
"How about we send a telegram to the headquarters to ask about the situation and see when we can kill the Japanese without showing mercy, so that the troops can be prepared."
Li Yunlong was moved after hearing this. Just as he was about to give the order, he saw the radio operator running towards him in a hurry.
"Captain, good news..."
"The Japs' middle route mopping up troops have reached Chenjiazhuang and are preparing to launch an attack."
"Deputy Chief of Staff Huang asked us to stop showing mercy and do our best to block the Kwantung Army's left sweep of troops and consume their troops..."
"If the enemy situation changes, the headquarters will send us another telegram."
"That's great..." Li Yunlong slapped his hand on the table and said with excitement: "God is helping me."
"Knowing that I, Li Yunlong, was in trouble, I immediately sent a telegram asking me to launch an attack with all my strength. God is helping me!"
After saying that, he stared at the chief of staff and asked: "Have the little Japs who entered the pocket formation left? Did they realize that they were fooled? Are our troops still there?"
The chief of staff knew Li Yunlong very well, and he still knew some general information.
He instantly heard the meaning behind the question and immediately asked: "The leader wants to eat the little devil in the pocket array!"
Li Yunlong nodded: "We don't show mercy now. Of course we must seize such a good opportunity."
"We can still fight..." The chief of staff understood and immediately gave Li Yunlong a positive answer.
"Then fight..." Li Yunlong made the decision without hesitation.
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